Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-12
L O. O. F.
The First Days Session OF the
Grand Lodge.
A Brief Synopsis of the Reports Of the
Grand officers of the
Lodge.

Of intere st to the order was transacted
Grand Representative Jones made his re
port as refers to Sovereign Grand Lodge
which convened at Denver, Colo, Sept. 18th
} forty-one Grand Lodges and twenty thre
Grand Encampments beng represented. Th
next session will be he'd at Los Angeles
California.
Report was adopted, and ordered printed
in the journal at lengA.
The constitution was amended so as to have
the Grand Master elect appoint three mem
bers of each of the standing committees a!
soon as he is qualified, who are to receive
mileage and per diem, and four representa-
tives elect are to be added to each one Of such
committees at the opening Of the session fol
lowing his election. A committee on trans
portation and hotel rates was also
provided for, to consist of three past grands
residing in the place where the next session
of the grand lodge is to be held.
The committee on semi annual returns made
lengthy routine report, which was adopted
1t was ordered that aclerk be employed for
the grand secretary, to be paid S75 a month
A resolution was adopted asking each Re-
bekkah degree lodge to elect one delegate to
meet at S. me time and place as the grand
lodge for the purpose Of organizing grand
Rebekkah Degree lodge.
| The hour for election Of officers was fixed
at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
| The decision of the Grand Master as pub
lished in his reports were adopted.
The degree staff were exemplyfying team
work at the lodge room Of the Wichita
lodge No. SO.
Last night the Funeral Aid association
committee was in session room SO at the
Manhattan. II is committee is endeavipg to
put in more compact form the rules and
orders Of the association, and it was ex-
pected that their work would be completed
and the committee ready to report by this
morning
Colonel W. A. Germany, of F. Scott, is
spoken Of as the prospective grand mastes
for the ensuing yevr,
On September l6ts of each year, according
to resolution adopted by the grand lodge in
October, 1884, report is made out by the
grand master, grand secretary and grand
treasurer. Below is given brief synopsis of
the grand masters report:
Thirty-four subordinate and sixteen Re
bekah degree lodges have been instituted all
Of which are doing fairly and some
Of them bid fair to rival the best
lodges in the state. He has visited forty
four lodges and instituted or assisted to insti-
tute them. He has received and answered
five thousand letters He has granted
great many dispensationsfor various purposes
all of which appeared to be for the good of
the Order and asked for prudential reasons.
The sixty-eighth anniversary was very gen.
orally observed. The following is the new
subordinate lodges instituted:
Queen City lodge, No 266, at Wichita, Oct
80. 1886, by VIM. Matthewsop, deputy grand
instructor, assisted by J. 7. McMillen.
Leoti lodge, No. 297, at Leoti City, Nov.1S,
1885.
Burr Oak lodge, No. 2ss, at Burr Oak, Dec
Q, 1856.
Coolidge lodge, No. 299, Dec. II, 1886.
Wallace lodge. No. 800, at Wallace, Jan. Z,
1887.
CoIdwater lodge, No. sol, st Coldwater,
Jan. 81, 1887.
Williamsburg lodge, No. 3O2, at Williams
burg, Jan. 20, 1887.
Syracuse lodge, No 303, at Syracuse, Jan.
%, 1887.
Wakeeney lodge, No 3O4, at Wakeeney,
Feb. IS, 1887.
Jetmore lodge, No sos, at Jetmore, March
IS, 1887.
Plsinville lodge, No SOC, at Plainville, Feb.
TO- 1887.
F argo Springs ledge, No So7, at Fargo
Springs. May %, 1887.
Arlington lodge, No. sOs, at Arlington,
Feb. II. 1857.
Tescat lodge, No. SC9, at Tescat March 8,
1887.
Clement lodge No. 80, at Clement, March
Is, 1887
Iuka lodge No. 81, at Iuks, Feb. u, 1887 |
Fontana lodge, No. 3l2 at Fontana, March !
"a, 1887.
Bunker Hill lodge, No. 3d. at Bunker Hill, |
A pril 4, 1887.
Haven lodge, No S14, at Haven, April 4,
1887.
Kaw Valley lodge, No. 315, Armourdale,
March %, 1887.
Norwich lodge No. &c. at Norwich, April
:, 1887.
Horace lodge, No. III, at Horace, April 2s,
1887.
Anchor lodge, No. Sls, at Marquette, March
50, 1857.
Randall lodge, No s19, at Randall, April
IA, 1897
Glen Elder lodge, No. $50, at Glen Elder,
May 6, 1887.
Kanspolis lodge, No. S2l, at Annapolis,
April &c, 1887.
Morganville ledge, No. SO. at Morganville,
Nav II, 1887.
Carey lodge, No. S2S, at Carey, May "a,
SS7.
Preston lodge, No S24, at salina, May
Ss7
Rising Star lodge, No Sa5, at Wanna, August
!, 1887
Greensburg lodge, No. $40, at Greenshurg,
August %, 1887.
Geneseo lodge, No. S27, at Geneseo, August
/, 1881 Il
The following are the Rebekah degree
d ges instituted: II
Bethel Rebekah degree lodge, No. IS at |
oddard. October .. 1856 {
. Rebekah degree lodge, No 20 st Mt Hope, &
december %, 1886. 5
Hannah Rtbekah degree lodge, No 50, OF
estmorelsnd, Dec %, 1856 s
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